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Esmé Clifford Astbury

Esmé Clifford Astbury

WWI novels: A retrospective

To mark the 100th anniversary of the First World War, Books Editor Esmé Clifford Astbury encourages readers to tuck into one of these novels
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The Embassy of Cambodia by Zadie Smith – review

Zadie Smith’s The Embassy of Cambodia is a unique, thought-provoking novel, which shows how the small things in life can raise big questions, says Books Editor Esmé Clifford Astbury
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Editor’s picks: winter reads

As the weather turns cold and the days grow short, Books Editor Esmé Clifford Astbury reveals her favourite winter reads
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‘I had to ring up Colin Firth and tell him he was dead’

Helen Fielding discusses her latest novel, Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy, at Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre
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Literary daytrip: Hathersage

Books Editor Esmé Clifford Astbury invites you to hop on a train to Hathersage and walk in the footsteps of Jane Eyre and Elizabeth Bennet
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The MANchester Booker Prize 2013

The reviews are in! Books Editor Esmé Clifford Astbury invites readers to vote for their favourite
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Helen Isserlis talks teenage angst, Spike Milligan and e-cigarettes

Emerging poet Helen Isserlis talks to Books Editor Esmé Clifford Astbury
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Top five literary nights out in Manchester

Looking to escape the madness of Freshers’ Week? Check out some of these bookish venues
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Taking on the Man Booker Prize

Esmé Clifford Astbury considers this year’s Booker Prize shortlist and invites readers to take a stab at predicting the winner
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